IS THAT REALLY WHAT IT MEANS?
The scneario plays out every day, potentially millions of times every day. Someone does something nasty to another – what it is doesn’t matter, the same reaction will result whether it is serious or frivolous. The one who was wronged may articulate it clear and concise or may simply reserve the thought in his heart. When verbalized, it often comes out like this” “He’ll get his,” or “He’s gonna get what’s coming to him,” or “Vengeance is sweet,” or a variety of other sayinggs, some wwhich are unfit to repeat. It matters not what we call it; getting even, or payback, or retribution, or tit for tat; the end result is always the same – someone did something nasty to me, so I’m going to do something nasty to them.
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